linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: Suggest pr_<level> over printk(KERN

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Date:	Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:23:03 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Suggest pr_<level> over printk(KERN_<LEVEL>

Suggest the shorter pr_<level> instead of printk(KERN_<LEVEL>.

Prefer to use pr_<level> over bare printks.
Prefer to use pr_warn over pr_warning.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |   13 +++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 04eb9eb..ac2bbea 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2379,6 +2379,19 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if ($line =~ /\bprintk\s*\(\s*KERN_([A-Z]+)/) {
+			my $orig = $1;
+			my $level = lc($orig);
+			$level = "warn" if ($level eq "warning");
+			WARN("PREFER_PR_LEVEL",
+			     "Prefer pr_$level(... to printk(KERN_$1, ...\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
+		if ($line =~ /\bpr_warning\s*\(/) {
+			WARN("PREFER_PR_LEVEL",
+			     "Prefer pr_warn(... to pr_warning(...\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
 # or if closed on same line
 		if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s{/) and


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